Seek Ye

Today I realized that the word “seek” is a Verb. This means that “seeking” is more than just looking out the window longingly. Seeking implies actively searching something out. Seeking is not dreaming. Seeking is doing. Whatever it is you are seeking, do not just dream about it, go out there and find it and …

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21 October 2009 – 09:45:50 | By Jonathan | Posted in Entropic |

To What Do We Compare?

As I was driving down the freeway the other day, I caught myself gauging my own speed and progress by where I was in comparison to the other vehicles on the road. I looked down at the speedometer and realized that I was actually going faster than I should be. As I slowed down slightly, …

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20 October 2009 – 22:42:06 | By Jonathan | Posted in Philosophic | Tagged |

The Birth of a Runner

The Ragnar Relay Wasatch Back 2009 birthed at least one new runner. 24 hours of pure insanity. The Ragnar slogan is completely apt: “Run. Drive. Sleep? Repeat.” Why would anyone actually pay money to endure the torture? Let me tell you my story and perhaps you can understand how Ragnar got into my blood and …

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13 October 2009 – 16:33:21 | By Jonathan | Posted in Running | Tagged , , , , , , , |

I Am A Child of God

“I am a Child of God, and He has sent me here. Has given me an earthly home, with parents kind, and dear.” If that were the end of the blessings that He had given me, it would still be more than some of our siblings have been given. If that were the end of …

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25 September 2009 – 12:43:14 | By Jonathan | Posted in Philanthropic, Philosophic, Religious | Tagged , , , , , , , |

What is YOUR purpose?

The reason I ask about your purpose is because I wonder at what drives you. It seems that when we are children we have dreams of what we want to do with life. And then we “grow up” and settle for what gets us by in life hoping for something better in the next life. …

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10 July 2009 – 13:19:45 | By Jonathan | Posted in Philosophic | Tagged , , , , |

How Do I Approach God?

When my 7 year old wants something and comes to me whining about how he does not have it and then throws a fit because I am not getting it for him that very instance, I am less inclined to do anything for him. When my 7 year old wants something and comes to me …

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01 July 2009 – 05:59:04 | By Jonathan | Posted in Philosophic, Religious | Tagged , , , , |

Becoming Illegal

I would find this funny, if the truth of it was not a blade sticking out of my back causing discomfort. The following is purported to be an “actual letter from an Iowa resident and sent to his senator”. Whether it is or not, I find myself agreeing with the gist of the sarcasm.

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28 May 2009 – 19:43:05 | By Jonathan | Posted in Humor, Political |